Israel said it killed Iran’s intelligence minister, Esmail Khatib, in an overnight airstrike in Tehran, stating that his death marks a major setback to the Iranian regime’s command structures and warning that its campaign against senior Iranian officials will continue.
The Israeli military said in a March 18 statement that Khatib, as head of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence, oversaw surveillance, espionage, and covert operations, including activities directed against Israel, U.S. targets around the world, and anti-regime Iranian protesters.
